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Officers of the Ohio Senate

PositionName
Senate PresidentKeith Faber
President Pro TemporeLarry Obhof
Majority Floor LeaderThomas F. Patton
Majority WhipGayle Manning
Minority LeaderJoe Schiavoni
Assistant Minority LeaderCharleta B. Tavares
Minority WhipEdna Brown
Assistant Minority WhipLou Gentile
  
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All Members of the Ohio Senate

DistrictNameResidencePoliticsOccupation
1Cliff Hite FindlayRepublicanRetired Teacher/Coach
2Randy Gardner Bowling GreenRepublicanFormer Teacher
3Kevin Bacon Village of Minerva ParkRepublicanAttorney
4Bill Coley Liberty TownshipRepublicanAttorney
5Bill Beagle Tipp CityRepublicanSmall Business Owner
6Peggy Lehner KetteringRepublicanLegislator
7Shannon Jones Clearcreek TownshipRepublicanLegislator
8Bill Seitz CincinnatiRepublicanAttorney
9Cecil Thomas CincinnatiDemocratLegislator
10Bob Hackett LondonRepublicanLegislator
11Edna Brown ToledoDemocratLegislator
12Keith Faber CelinaRepublicanAttorney And Mediator
13Gayle Manning North RidgevilleRepublicanRetired Teacher
14Joseph Uecker LovelandRepublicanLegislator
15Charleta B. Tavares ColumbusDemocratLegislator
16Jim Hughes ColumbusRepublicanAttorney
17Bob Peterson SabinaRepublicanFarmer/Business Owner
18John Eklund Munson TownshipRepublicanAttorney
19Kris Jordan OstranderRepublicanLegislator
20Troy Balderson ZanesvilleRepublicanBusiness Owner
21Sandra Williams ClevelandDemocratLegislator
22Larry Obhof MedinaRepublicanAttorney/Professor
23Michael J. Skindell LakewoodDemocratAttorney
24Thomas F. Patton StrongsvilleRepublicanLegislator
25Kenny Yuko Richmond HeightsDemocratLegislator
26Dave Burke MarysvilleRepublicanPharmacist
27Frank Larose CopleyRepublicanLegislator
28Tom Sawyer AkronDemocratLegislator
29Scott Oelslager North CantonRepublicanLegislator
30Lou Gentile SteubenvilleDemocratLegislator
31Jay Hottinger NewarkRepublicanSales
32Capri S. Cafaro HubbardDemocratLegislator
33Joe Schiavoni CanfieldDemocratAttorney
     
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Majority Caucus Staff of the Ohio Senate

PositionName
Chief Legal CounselFrank Strigari
Chief of StaffJason Mauk
Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy & AdminLiz Connolly
Deputy Dir., Budget & FinanceDavid Reedy
Deputy Legal CounselDonn Parsons
Director of CommunicationsAngelika McClelland
Director of Digital MediaRob Abel
Director, Budget & FinanceRay Dirossi
Exec. Assistant to the PresidentAnn Brubaker
Media & Member Comm. ManagerClark Siddle
Media & Member Comm. MangagerAshley Mosteller
Mgr., Member & Constituent Comm.Umberto Speranza
Policy AdvisorLindsey Brigano
Policy AdvisorMarcus Benjamin
Senior Communications AdvisorJohn Fortney
Senior Policy AdvisorDavid Reedy
  
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Minority Caucus Staff of the Ohio Senate

PositionName
Minority Administrative AssistantJaci Raider
Minority Asst. Communications DirectorRachel Coyle
Minority Chief of StaffMichael Premo
Minority Communications DirectorMike Rowe
Minority Deputy Chief of StaffGeorge Boas
Minority Dir. of Budget & FinanceMatthew Howells
Minority Legal CounselBethany Sanders
Minority Policy Advisor/Dep. Legal CounselAshon McKenzie
Minority Policy DirectorTerese Herhold
Minority Policy and Comm AsstRandall Routt
Minority Senior Policy AdvisorClaire Linkhart
Special Asst. to the Minority LeaderMonica Cerrezuela
  
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Senate Clerk Staff of the Ohio Senate

PositionName
Asst. Fiscal OfficerTerry Daniels
Asst. Sergeant-At-ArmsJonathan Thomas
Asst. Sergeant-At-ArmsTy Walker
Asst. Sergeant-At-ArmsJohn Whaley
Bill Room Clerk/PostmasterBill Brickles
Clerk of the SenateVincent Keeran
Engrossing ClerkLauren Potts
Enrolling Clerk/Message ClerkStacy Cramer
Fiscal OfficerErin Hammon
IT AssistantKen Houghtaling
IT DirectorClint Morefield
Journal ClerkLogan Leis
Page Coordinator/Press Room ClerkWendy Estes
Rules and Reference ClerkMary Jo Harris
Sergeant-At-ArmsKen Mumper
  
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Standing Committees of the Ohio Senate

Committee Name
Agriculture
Civil Justice
Criminal Justice
Education
Energy and Natural Resources
Finance
Financial Institutions
Government Oversight and Reform
Health and Human Services
Insurance
Medicaid
Public Utilities
Rules and Reference
State and Local Government
Transportation, Commerce and Labor
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Ohio law requires the official rosters to be updated and published every two years. The information contained on this website is submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State by various federal, state, and local entities during the two years indicated in the upper left corner of each page. Vacancies and appointments of elected officials occurring after this data was submitted by the agency may result in outdated content. Please consult with the relevant governing authority for their most current information.

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